Cutter



' Paterited Dec. 27, I898.

' i C. H. CHURCHILL.

CUTTER.

(Applicatibn filqd Dec. 18, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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UNTTET) STATES PATENT Ornrcn.

CHARLES H. CHURCHILL, OF LAWVTEY, FLORIDA.

CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 616,825, dated December 2'7, 1898.

Application filed December 16, 1897- Serial No. 662,223. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. CHURCHILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lawtey, in the county of Bradford and State of Florida, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cutters; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cutters, the object in view being to provide a neck-severing device in the form of a glass-cutter designed to be snapped around the neck of the bottle and to retain itself in position thereon,whereby the neck of the bottle may be severed or cut when it is'desired to remove the upper portion of the neck thereof.

The invention consists in an improved cutter embodying certain novel features and details of construction, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawing, and incorporated in the claims.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective view of a cutter constructed in accordance with this invention.

invention is constructed from a strip or piece of-spring material, such as metal, and said strip, which is indicated at 1, is bent in substantially the form of the letter S, comprising a neck-encircling portion 2 and a reversely-curved finger-grip or handle portion 3, which when the cutter is in place on the neck of the bottle extends laterally away from the neck in convenient position to be grasped by the finger or the hand. The opposite end of the cutter is bent inward abruptly to form a cutting-point 4:,which extends substantially in a direction radial to the neck of the bottle to which it is applied. The point 4 is hardened or prepared in any manner which will adapt it to form a circular cut around the neck of the bottle when the cutter as awhole is revolved or turned around the neck.

The cutter hereinabove described is especially designed to be used upon a bottle the neck of which has been previously provided with an annular breaking-groove, and where the neck of the bottle is grooved the neck-encircling portion 2 of the cutter rests in said groove and is in a measure additionally supported by means of the groove, or rather the shoulders formed by the groove. The cutter by reason of its resiliency will sustain itself at all times in position upon the neck of the bottle and is designed to be sold with the bottle and to remain continuously upon the neck until it is brought into use.

WVhen it is desired to open the bottle, the handle portion 3 of the device, which projects outward from the neck, is grasped and the device rotated two or more times about the neck, thus enabling the hardened point 4 to cut into the glass and so weaken the same that a slight blow upon the upper portion of the neck of the bottle will fracture the neck and allow said upper portion of the neck to be removed.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A glass-cutter for use in severing the necks of bottles, consisting of an attachment constructed of spring material having a neckencircling portion adapted to be snapped upon the neck of a bottle andalso comprising a curved handle portion designed to extend outwardly from the neck of the bottle, the inner end of the attachment being provided with an inwardly-extending cutting-point,substantially as described.

2. A glass-cutter, designed to be sprung around the neck of a bottle and comprising an S-shaped spring-metal strip, one extremity of which is bent inward and sharpened to form a cutting-point, the other end being curved to extend laterally from the neck to form an operating-handle or finger-grip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. CHURCHILL. Witnesses:

W. '1. WEEKS, W. E. WAINRIGHT. 

